At its peak, it was one of the most modern mills in the West and could produce 75,000 feet of lumber in an eight-hour work shift. After the timber industry took a turn, the company went bankrupt in 1986, and the buildings were dismantled soon thereafter.

These massive, old-growth, wooden beams were sanded and oiled back to life, with coat after coat of linseed and tung oil.”

“Sourced from several locations, including Stubblefield’s in Walla Walla and Lavern Filan’s personal scrap piles near Waitsburg, WA, a variety of steel beams were salvaged and used as the main structural elements in the home.

Every piece underwent a meticulous process of sandblasting, wire wheeling, heating, and waxing to bring them to their current sheen.”

“All of the cabinetry is made of locally harvested black locust wood, most of which was collected from fallen trees after a tremendous wind storm whipped through the valley.

Black locust has a unique chemical makeup that is incredibly resistant to rot (and as such has been a desired wood for boat building), it is an extremely hard wood, and it has a beautiful yellow glow when finished.